John Lawton : A Tribute by Phil Aston from Now Spinning
Phil Aston6th July 2021John Lawton (11 July 1946 – 29 June 2021) This is another tough one and a sad day for...
Phil Aston6th July 2021
How Robert Plant Signed my Rainbow Program
Phil Aston17th June 2021On September 11th 1976 I went to see Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow at The Birmingham Odeon. This was the most...
Vulkan – An Interview with one of Sweden’s Finest Progressive Rock Bands
Phil Aston11th June 2021Vulkan is a Swedish heavy progressive rock band from Karlstad. They were formed in 2006. The band have made...
10 Reasons Why CDs Still Rock – Part One
Phil Aston31st May 2021Video Review – 11 mins CDs or Compact Discs are still my favourite format for physical music. This two-part...
What Type of Outer Record Sleeve Do You Use For Your Vinyl? – My Advice is Do Not Use PVC
Phil Aston19th May 2021I have been collecting records since the early 1970s, first vinyl then a few cassettes and then CDs. Today...
Bad Company with Brian Howe – A Re-Appraisal
Phil Aston10th May 2021Bad Company – The Brian Howe Years Like it never happened…but it did, and it was very successful. There...
How My Passion For Record and CD Collecting All Started with Ian Gillan
Joe Geesin29th April 2021This is a story from one of our writers and contributors Joe Geesin who also writes for Record Collector...
Led Zeppelin : Led Zeppelin : 1969 : Reaction and Review
Phil Aston22nd April 2021Video Review I have been asked by several people why I have not covered Led Zeppelin yet. To be...
Jim Steinman Tribute
Phil Aston21st April 2021The news came through on April 20th that Jim Steinman had sadly passed away. Here is my video tribute...
My Top 10 Ozzy Osbourne Tracks
Phil Aston20th April 2021After watching The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne (which is highly recommended) it made me realise how long Ozzy...
